Self-closing sugar bowl mounting



March 7, 1933. GESSLER 1,900,643

SELF CLOSING SUGAR BOWL MOUNTING Filed' Oct. 19, 1931 f VENOR I I 4 I B'Y I 754;

ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 7, 1933 r I I UNITED STATES PATENT, 7

'i HARRY o. Gn'ssLEnor nnoo rtv rivnwlronk SELF-CLOSING sueAn BowL MOUNTING" H Applicationfiled October 19, 1931. Serial No. 569,624.

invention relates to containers,and showing an openposition of the cover A; has particular reference to sugar bowls. dotted lines. I

One object of the invention is to provide Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional a device of the character described having an view of. the combined hingeand stop means.

5 improved positive acting'self closing cover Figsn l and 5 are side views of modified, .55;

mounting, whereby closure of the cover is at forms of stops. I I g all times assured, so that the cover may not Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of a mod.- accidentally be left open to receive dust and ified pintle and a'stop thereon. I V the like. v Fig; 7 is a fragmentary plan view of a 10 Another object of the invention is the promodified stop hinge construction. 91 vision of a device of the nature set forth in- Fig. 8 is a sectional View taken on line 8 8 eluding a hinge construction having any or of Fig. 7, in the open, position of the cover. 3 all of the following improved features: a stop Fig. 9 is a fragmentary enlarged .vi'ew of means directly associated with the hinge and the pintle with the parts thereof separated.

15' forming a part thereof; a stop means'mount- The advantages of the invention as bere sed onthe hinge pintle, and forming an inconin are bes c fe lized When all of it spicuous part thereof, but preferably'separafeatures and lnstrumentalities are combined bly or independently mounted thereon adjalI} one and the same structure, but,ilsefuldecent to or between aplurality of knuckles; a vlces may be produc d embodyi g l s han 0 stop means mounted at the hinge and adapted the w e v. a a 1 Y to act in direct compression; a stop means .so It wlllbe Obvious to those skill i he, arranged asto afford stress distribution in art 1' W l thie invention pp ai s, h t;

exerting an openingforce on the cover; a stop the same may be incorporated in several dif means having a resilient abutting coaction Constructions; Th companying f iti l 1i iti th e t f draw ng, therefore, is submitted merely as s i showing thepreferred exemplification of the A further object of the invention is to conlIlVeIltlOIla, v struct a container, such as'a sugar bowl, havt Generally descrlbed; this invention "r a ing an improved combined hinge'and stop to co t d'par yt s g r. owls. I means having relatively few and simple parts, wherelll a Cover 15 u g ly IIlOllHted and h s and which is inexpensive to manufacture, eo gm s t nding, to close the coyerby small, compact, easyto clean and'neatin'ap- Its W nh rent weightas-by stopping h pearance, and durable, reliable and eflicient fe 0f the C v r at 1 i l gle 1. in use; 1 1 i i position. In one form of the invention ele- Other objects and advantages of the inments h PP Washers y e l t 8Q vention will become apparent as the specifica- 0n the hlnge PlIltle wee h nu es. ti proceeds, thereof, each element having-Ya pro ecting With the aforesaid objects in view, the inor egment 1n h Plane fi P 10- vention consists in the novel combinations Vlded t substantlauy d h0u1derS 90 and arrangements of parts hereinafter deadapted to'abut the (Fever and t pf h scribed in their preferred embodiments, u l 3 Wmg pointed out in the subjoined claims, and ilgggggifi gaggg r ifig mg g g gggg 3 3 lustrated on the annexed drawing, wherein 1 45 like parts are designated y Same i arable from the p1ntle, ,and forms a part of A, the'hinge structure in a neat appearing man- @1108 characters throughout the Several ner'. By utilizing a plurality of the elements, I

the aw g I v v I stresses on the ,cover may be distributed Flg e 1 I a t p p a v e f a g r bOWl therealong. The elementsmay be resilient or embodying the nvention. a split; so that the opening movement of-the 5 Fig.2 is a viewin-side elevation thereof, cover is stopped with little jar, and in fact the resilience of the cover tends to return the cover to closed position. The pintle may be resiliently gripped by the element to prevent accidental removal of the pintle and without necessitating that the pintle be otherwise secured. It will be appreciated that the invention is in various features thereof ap plicable to hinge structures per se. 7 I

Referring in detail tothe drawing, .10 d notes a device embodying the invention. Without limiting, but for the purpose of illustrating the invention, the same may include a sugar bowl having a bowl portion 11 that may be made of clay, porcelain, or other materials, and a top sheet metal closure means 12. Thelatter may be substantially split along a diametrical line to provide members-13, 14, of which the former may be per- .nianently secured to the bowl portion, and

the latter hingedly mounted on the member 13. To secure the member 13 to the bowl portion, the latter may have an annular curved rim 11a, and the member 13 may have a circular flange 15 adapted to extend completely around the rim and being preferably spun thereon for strong engagement. The member 13 may terminate at 16 to afiord a semicircular opening that is closed by the co'ver14, the arcuate edge 17 whereof overlaps on a part of the flange 15. The cover 14 mayhave a knob 18 for opening the same.

For mounting the cover 14, a hinge means such as 19- may be provided, including a pintle'2'0 and a plurality of knuckles 21 and 21a alternately successively extending from themembers 14, 13 respectively to take around the pintle. To limit the opening movement of the cover 14,'a'stopmeans such as 22 may be provided with is so arranged as to-prevent the cover from opening substantially beyond the position shown in dotted lines in F ig. 2. In this position the cover may extend at slightlyless than a right angle in respect to the center of gravity thereof'to the vertical so that the cover automatically tends to close without'requiring the use of springs or the like. Hence the closing of the cover will not be dependent upon the attention of the user of the sugar bowl. 7

One form of stop means may include an element such as a washer 23 having a central hole'24 adapted to receive the pintle 20 with a proper clearance. This washer may have a projecting segment or wing 25 providing preferably radialstop shoulders 26 at the ends thereof. One or more of these stop washers may be mounted on'the pintle, preferably' between pairs of adjacent knuckles 21, 21a. This can be accomplished merely by passing the pintle through the knuckles and washers in proper succession, it being understood that certain of the knuckles are spaced to afford room for the washers. When so mounted, the segment 25 liesabove the mem ber 13, and may be freely turned upon its re-enforced by the knuckles. The segment 25 acts in substantially direct compression and is guidingly retained between the knuckles so that it willsustain an ample stress without deforming. It will be noted that the washers are a neat andineonspicuous part of the hinge construction, and are relatively uniform therewith. I

To ailordaresilient stopping action soas to avoid any. jar upon the devicejthe segment 25 may be split,slotted or otherwise separate'd at 27 to divide the segment into a phi rality of heads 28. Each of these heads has an abutting shoulder 26,and-the heads are spaced but in alinement and in relative proX-,

imity to each other so that they come into direct abutment with each other whenthe segment is subjected to compression. In that case the part 29 of the washer may act as a resilient portion and may snugly enwrap the pintle. The device 23 may be made in various ways as by stamping,- casting, and the like.

In Fig. 4v is shownamodilied form of, stop washer 30 which may in all respects; be similar to that shown in Fig. 3, except that the segment 31 thereof is not split. 7 7

In Fig. 5"is shown. a modification of'a stop washer 32having the central hole 33, a stop segment 34, anda circular or hub portion 35 which may be split at 36 so that thesame may be readily applied to a pintle. I

In Fig. 6 is shown a modified pintle 37 for use in the hinge 19,. This pintle may have recesses such as-38 for engagement by resilient portions of the stop elements, such as the parts 29 and 35. In this manner the stop: elementsv tend to prevent any longitudinal movement of the pintle injts hinge. The recesses may be of suflicient depth to permit the resilient movement of the washers inexpansion or contraction.

In Figs, 7 to 9 is shown a further modification of a combined hinge and stop 39 including knuckles 40 for cover 14 and knuckles 41 for the member 13. A pintle means 42- for the knuckles, is split substantially centrally at 43 into pintle. elements 44,. 45. One of these elements is secured to one knuckle 40, and the other to a knuckle 41.. The pintle elements have portions 46, 47 engageable with each other and extending toward each other in the longitudinal directionvof' the pintle. The stop portions 46, 47 maybe in the nature of radial members, each'beingpreferab lyof angular cross section, but the total combined angle for both being considerably less than 360 degrees so as to afford relative angular knuckles and terminating in close proximity movement therebetwcen. For example, the thereto, said shoulders bearing on the meml t 46 may b approximately a right bers for resiliently limiting the opening of angle, and the element 47 somewhat greater the hlnged member.

than a right angle. The elements have faces at 48 and a9 for abutment in opening and closing positions of the cover 14:, particularly the former. If the members 44; and 45 be assumed to be secured to the respective members l4 and 13, then Fig. 8 shows the portions 46, 47 in stop opening position of the cover.

It will be appreciated that various changes and modifications may be made int-he device as shown in the drawing, and that the same is submitted in an illustrative and not in a limiting sense, the scope of the invention being defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A device including a container, a cover therefor, a hinge mounting for the cover including a pintle, and stop means for the cover including a resilient element taking around the pintle and mounted thereon, said element having end heads in spaced relation to each other, said heads having opposite faces adapted for abutting the cover and an adjacent wall of the container, said heads having inner faces in proximity to each other for abutment of the heads against each other upon flexing the resilient element, to positively limit the opening of the cover.

2. A sugar bowl having a bowl portion, top closure means split along a substantially diametral line to provide a plurality of segmental members, one of said members being permanently secured to the bowl portion, hinge means connecting the other member to the first member along said line, the hinge means including a pintle and a plurality of knuckles, and a stop Washer mounted on the pintle between said knuckles, said stop washer having a segmental wing in the plane of the washer, said Wing having radial shoulders adapted to abut between the members to limit the opening movement of the hinged member, said wing being split to afford a plurality of spaced heads, having the radial shoulders, said washer having a resilient por tion, whereby the heads are movable toward and into abutment with each other on springing the washer by causing the hinged member to exert a stress on said heads.

3. A sugar bowl having a bowl portion, top closure means split along a substantially diametral line to provide a plurality of segmental members, one of said members being permanently secured to the bowl portion, hinge means connecting the other member to the first member along said line, the hinge means including a pintle and a plurality of knuckles, and a resilient element between the knuckles, said element extending around the pintle and having a plurality of shoulders outside of the bowel portion, said shoulders lying in the plane of the element between-the In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HARRY O. GESSLER. 

